Washing-machine



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G. A. BREWER.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 6, 1895.

WITNESSES G. A. BREWER.

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WASHING MACHINE,

Patented Aug. 6

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PATENT CECELIA A. BREWER, OF LA PORTE, INDIANA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,246, dated August6, 1895.

Application filed April 4, 1895. Serial No. 544,466. (No modeld To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OEOELIA A. BREWER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at La Porte, in the county of La Porto and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWashingMachines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and efficientwashing-machine, which embodies a vertically-movable reciproeatingrubber and a bottom board made up of a frame provided with rollersoctagonal in cross-section, the interior of the tub or receptacle alsohaving removable end pieces and rails which support the carriages forthe reciprocating rubber, the construction and arrangement of the partsbeing such that they can be readily cleaned after use.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of the parts,as will be hereinafter fullyset forth,and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a longitudinal sectional View of a washing-machine constructed inaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is adetail perspective view showing one of the carriages with which thereciprocating rubber engages.

A designates a tub or receptacle which is preferably provided with ametal bottom and wooden sides, to which the supporting-legs are secured.On the outer side of each side piece A of the tub or receptacle A isrigidly secured a housing or way, consisting of upper and lower strips aand a, which are secured to the side of the tub and connected to eachother by a strip a and within these housings or ways the carriageshereinafter described, which support the rubber, move lengthwiseof thetub. The housings are closed at their ends by transverse strips a whichform the upper part of the ends of the tub. The upper part of the sidesof the tub are provided with longitudinal slots or openings, anddirectly beneath these slots the side pieces have attached thereto alongitudinal rail or strip a for the purpose hereinafter set forth, therails being provided with projecting lugs or spurs a", which enter theside pieces and hold them in place.

B B designate the carriages or roller-frames, which move in the housingsor ways hereinbefore described, and are made up of a vertical board B,to which is secured a strip B having apertures or bearings for one endof the stub-axles of rollers E the other end of the axles beingsupported in a strip 13, secured to the strip 1) by means of interposedblocks, as shown. the board B is secured a longitudinal strip 1), whichengages the rail a attached to the side pieces of the tub, so as tosupport and guide the carriage, and the board B is also provided on itsinner side with projecting portions or lugs b with which the frame ofthe reciprocating rubber C engages.

The reciprocating rubber O is made up of side .and end pieces 0 and c,to which is attached the board 0 having a corrugated under surface andperforations to permit of the free circulation of the water, and to theside pieces 0 e are secured upwardly-projecting pieces 0 which areconnected to each other by a cross-bar c and by means of the openating-handle O, the pieces a engaging with the roller-frames orcarriages, as hereinbefore described. It will be noted that by connectiug the rubber to the carriages or roller-frames, as hereinbeforedescribed, said rubber is not only permitted'to have a longitudinalreciprocating movement, but also a vertical movement.

D designates the washboard, which is made up of a rectangular frame, inthe side piecesv of which are journaled rollers d, octagonal incross-section. This washboard is placed in the bottom part of the tub orreceptacle, so that the end pieces thereof will engage the end pieces ofthe tub and hold said washboard a slight distance above the bottom, asshown At the lower portion of surface and perforations, said boardsbeing held in place by vertical pieces e, which are beveled at theirupper end, so as to fit under the beveled lower edge of strips a securedto the inner side of the end pieces a of the tub, the lower end of thepieces 6 resting upon the end pieces of the washboard. Theserubbingsurfaces not only assistin cleaning the clothes placed in thereceptacle, but also protect the metallic end pieces of the tub.

The operation of the device will be apparent to those familiar with thisclass of washing-machines, the rubber being raised in its guides, sothat the clothes can be placed beneath the same, after which the rubberis reciprocated back and forth to thoroughly agitate the clothes orother articles that may be placed within the tub, the particularconstruction of the carriages not only making it easy to reciprocate therubber, but also permitting said rubber to move up and down. In washingheavy articles, as blankets, &c., a weight may be placed within the sideand end pieces of the rubber-frame, so as to hold the same down upon thearticle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a washing machine, the combination with a tuborreceptacle, of aroller-bed D, end pieces E, and removable carriages or .roller-frames Btogether with a reciprocating rubber 0 having end pieces 0', the rubberhaving an operating handle and upwardlyprojecting pieces 0 which engagewith the removable carriages or roller-frames carried by the tub,substantially as shown.

2. In a washing machine, the combination with a tub, of a pair ofcarriages consisting of vertical boards B having guides on one side fora reciprocating rubber, a longitudinal strip B attached to the oppositeside of the board, said strip carrying rollers, a strip 1) forengagement with a recessed strip a attached to the sides of the tub,said tub also having roller ways a, substantially as shown.

3. In a washing machine, the combination, of a tub or receptacle havingon each of its longitudinal sides housings made up of strips a, a and athe tub being provided with longitudinal slots which communicate withthe housings, grooved strips a secured to the inner sides of the tubbelow the longitudinal slots, together with frames each consisting of astrip B having guides with which thereciprocating rubber engages andstrips B and b which are secured to the strip B, the strip 1) engagingwith the grooved strip a and rollers journaled in the strip 13 so as tobear on the strip a of the housing, the parts being organizedsubstantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a washing machine, the combination, of a tub or receptacle havinga. roller-bed D, transverse strips a and end pieces E adapted to engagewith the roller-bed and with the strips a substantially as shown andforthe purpose set forth.

5. In a washing machine, the combination, of a tub or receptacle havinga roller-bed and end pieces E, strips a secured adjacent to the upperpart of the tub, together with a reciprocating rubber having corrugatedends and bottom and vertical portions which ongage with guides carriedby the board B, said board having a projecting portion on its oppositeside which engages with the recessed strip a substantially as shown andfor the purpose set forth.

6. In a washing machine, the combination with a tub or receptacle havinga washboard located in the bottom part thereof, of housings or wayssecured to the side pieces of the tub or receptacle and consisting ofupper and lower strips a and a connected to each other by a strip (1carriages or roller-frames moving in the housings or ways, saidcarriages being made up of vertical boards B having projections W, alongitudinal strip B secured to the board 13, and rollers journaled inthe strip B and in a strip B secured to the strip B by means'ofinterposed blocks; together with a rubber frame 0 having vertical stripswhich engage the projections b of the carriages, substantially as shownand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OECELIA A. BREWER.

Witnesses:

P. W. BREWER, S. HANSHEER,

